"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (21 Viewers)

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Very impressive with a number of examples of not just Aid to Ukraine, but moving beyond this to the future self reliance of these nations. What I find most moving and something only hinted at in the video, is that these countries are ones that most people would recognise as being amongst the least likely to step forward and take the lead in military issues.

Its a very clear sign to Putin that he has only strengthened NATO and Europe, whilst reducing its reliance on the USA, and to Trump, that in turn this has sharply reduced Americas influence with the Nordic countries. Outcomes neither of them wanted.
 
Very impressive with a number of examples of not just Aid to Ukraine, but moving beyond this to the future self reliance of these nations. What I find most moving and something only hinted at in the video, is that these countries are ones that most people would recognise as being amongst the least likely to step forward and take the lead in military issues.

Its a very clear sign to Putin that he has only strengthened NATO and Europe, whilst reducing its reliance on the USA, and to Trump, that in turn this has sharply reduced Americas influence with the Nordic countries. Outcomes neither of them wanted.
Well, for starters, Putin managed to get Sweden and Finland to join NATO after decades of abstinence.

And the sheer irony of this, is that Sweden is the ancestral occupier of a vast swath of current Russian territory and Finland, a charter member of the FAFO club, is a former adversary.

So his three day special operation has had profound consequences just in this regard.
 
This is not good:


KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia's renewed attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure cause rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has put top officials under scrutiny.

It's fast becoming one of the most significant government crises since Moscow's full-scale invasion, with media reports implicating a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Responding to a public backlash, Zelenskyy called for the dismissal of his justice and energy ministers amid the investigation. They later submitted their resignations, the prime minister said.

Anti-corruption watchdogs — the same agencies Zelenskyy sought to weaken earlier this year— revealed the findings of a 15-month investigation, including 1,000 hours of wiretaps, resulting in the detention of five people, and another seven linked to about $100 million in kickbacks in the energy sector.


Ukrainian officials are scrambling for European funds to manage mounting energy shortages as Moscow targets critical infrastructure and natural gas production to try to sink public morale. Meanwhile, Ukraine's outnumbered forces are retreating under relentless assaults in the nearly 4-year-old war.


 

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